Filter by Date >= 'now' does not work with Views 3 because views form validators are not extecuted

I finally found the the codeline, that kills the form validation:

current dev version code

function views_ui_standard_form_buttons(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id, $name = NULL, $third = NULL, $submit = NULL) {
  $form['buttons'] = array(
    '#prefix' => '<div class="clear-block"><div class="form-buttons">',
    '#suffix' => '</div></div>',
  );

  if (empty($name)) {
    $name = t('Update');
  }

  // remove default validate handler
  $form['#validate'] = array();

fixed and working code

function views_ui_standard_form_buttons(&$form, &$form_state, $form_id, $name = NULL, $third = NULL, $submit = NULL) {
  $form['buttons'] = array(
    '#prefix' => '<div class="clear-block"><div class="form-buttons">',
    '#suffix' => '</div></div>',
  );

  if (empty($name)) {
    $name = t('Update');
  }

  // remove default validate handler
  // $form['#validate'] = array();

The point is, that the form validation are not executed.

Because of the code line above, all form validation are reset. I set some breakpoints and the validation form of the date module (date/includes/date_api_filter_handler.inc) is never executed.

The problem has nothing todo with the word "now" and no relation to the date function.

The problem is, that the form validation not happens and therefore the value is not validated and saved.

And yes, its critical: Think about a page, that uses this functionality. All entries will be displayed and nothing will be filtered. Can be very very ugly.

Does this mean, that 'now' filter in Views 3 works? Did you commit anything?

I tested this with the version of 18.11 Dev and the bug still exists. You cannot validate the form, the value "now" is not saved.

Merlinofchaos:

Instruction on how to reproduce this:

- Create a view with 2 fields: Node Title and a CCK Date field
- Now filter for the CCK Date field
- Try to save the keyword 'now' as a default filter
- Because of the form validation problem, you will NOT be able to save the keyword 'now'
- If you set a breakpoint, the form validation will never be executed.
- If you comment out the line above, the form validation will be executed and the value will be saved.

Thanks for your response.

Using the 3.x dev from 21-11-2010 and the latest date module 21-11-2010 fixed all the issues with the form validation and now filter. Thanks for your help.